My DS is nearly 2 weeks old. I intended to BF from the start, and tried to do so, but my baby was so hungry even after hours of BFing, the hospital i was staying in for 1 week after the birth recommended I supplement with a bottle of formula after every feed. I'm sorry to say that I followed their advice and now I am home we seem to be stuck into this routine. I have also started to express milk and feed him this instead of formula, partly to try and keep my supply up, and partly to make it one less bottle of formula a day he is drinking.
The paediatrician has encouraged me to carry on with this BF/bottle method, he is gaining weight and seems very healthy. She says once he gets stronger he will be able to feed more efficiently from the breast and will not need a bottle, but I am not sure he will give up bottles so easily.
Has anyone successfully mixed bottle and breast in this way? I am worried that I am teaching him that he needs a bottle after breastfeeding, and before going to sleep. Also, he seems to not settle so well after taking a bottle of expressed breast milk.
I am so worried and upset about this - am I confusing him, should I be trying to cut out the formula now before it's too late?